Middletown High School Locked Down After Report Of Student With Gun; No Weapon Found

MIDDLETOWN — Middletown High School was briefly locked down Thursday morning after students reported to administrators that another student may have had a gun.

Lt. Heather Desmond, the police department spokeswoman, said no weapon was found and no one was injured. She said two students at the high school were arrested but said their names, ages and charges would not be released because the students are juveniles.

Police are still investigating what led to the report of a weapon, but they believe it may be related to a dispute between students, Desmond said.

Desmond said police responded to the school about 7:50 a.m. and the school was place in a "modified lockdown" in which students and staff stayed where they were in the building and nobody was allowed to enter or leave.

A full lockdown requires students and staff to stay out of sight in locked classrooms. Nearby Keigwin Middle School was placed in a full lockdown, then a modified lockdown, Desmond said.

"Our students and our staff responded just as they were supposed to," said Superintendent Patricia Charles. "As a result the situation was resolved quickly and no one was injured."

All classes and activities at both schools resumed as scheduled after the lockdown was lifted, Charles said.